The advantages to being deaf
This months’ blog is a lighthearted look at deafness. Have you ever thought of the advantages to being deaf? ...continue reading "Being deaf – the top ten advantages"
Being deaf – the top ten advantages
Author: michael_fellowes
Hearing dogs – what do they do?
Do they answer the phone?
I’ve had a Hearing dog for just over a year now and I’ve noticed from comments that some people are unsure what a Hearing dog does. Two things they don’t do:
- A Hearing dog doesn’t answer the telephone for their deaf owner (I wish!)
- A hearing dog doesn’t listen carefully and then sign what someone is saying to their owner. 😉
Can you be hearing but have sign language as your first language?
A review of CODA – available on Apple TV and winner of 2022, Best Picture, Oscar:
CODA Trailer - YouTube video player
A CODA is a hearing Child of Deaf Adults. Hearing children are born into Deaf families and sign language (any of over 300 hundred national sign languages) is their first language. Effectively they are culturally ‘Deaf.’ Albeit without hearing loss. ...continue reading "Can you be hearing but have sign language as your first language?"
Everyone with hearing loss should learn fingerspelling
British Sign Language (BSL) alphabet - YouTube video player
If you are already convinced you can go straight to my 7 minute fingerspelling video, otherwise read on.
You might think. I’ve been hearing all my life. Why should I start signing now? ...continue reading "Everyone with hearing loss should learn fingerspelling"
“We have no access needs”
The saddest words
Are these the saddest words I regularly read?
We run equality, diversity and mental health training courses, across the UK. On every course we ask in advance. “Do any of the learners have access needs?”